![]() Breakout rooms with more than 5 people become less engaging as too many people need to speak. Adding a timer for breakout rooms is a good idea to keep people aware of the schedule.Ĥ. Co-hosts in Zoom can move between existing breakout rooms, but they cannot create new rooms. Keep in mind the security and access to Zoom meeting features you are giving each co-host.Ģ. This activity focuses on Zoom breakout rooms and making every participant a co-host. If processes were completed in each room, allow participants to present their results in the main room. Allow discussion on what happened and what participants learned. Given the infinite number of activities available in different breakout rooms, host might schedule time to debrief in the main room after breakout room sessions are complete. Alternatively, host can join breakout rooms freely to participant, monitor, or help. ![]() Host can remain in the main room to serve as base for questions or treat the main room as a breakout room with a specific purpose. Dismiss participants (now also co-hosts) to join the breakout rooms they want to join.ĥ. Co-hosts can freely move between existing breakout rooms.Ĥ. attendees) can’t control which breakout room they can join it is assigned by the host. This is done manually in the Participants box by clicking on the options over each person’s name. Host might also create a separate channel for two-way communication (group email, group chat via SMS, etc.).ģ. Screen shots of instructions and/or instructions in the chat box (which can be recalled while in breakout rooms) is key. Keep in mind Zoom’s lack of two-way communication with breakout rooms. Host should ensure each room’s instructions are clear before dismissing participants to breakout rooms. Participants are instructed to go to each breakout room to participate in each room’s purpose or activity. Examples: “Sharing Stories” room, “Q&A” room,” “Whiteboard” room.Ģ. ![]() Host creates a variety of breakout rooms and gives them names that coincide with each breakout room’s purpose or activity. For alternatives to Zoom, see the “Tech Tips and Variations” below.ġ. ![]() By making everyone co-hosts in Zoom, you allow participants to move in between breakout rooms at their leisure. In almost all virtual platforms, breakout rooms are controlled by the host or co-host only. Using Zoom, participants freely move from one breakout room to another with breakout rooms having different purposes and goals. ![]()
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